Monday, March 31, 2008

1-Link the person that tagged you & leave a comment on their blog so that their readers can visit yours.

2-Post rules on your blog

3-Share 7 random people at the bottom of your post, linking their blog. Let each person know by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here we go 7 boring facts about me that you may or may not know...

1- I drive a 1966 or was it 69 pink VW beetle and love her, her name is 'Chrissy' not named by me, but a previous owner.

2-I have been with my hubby since I was 14. He used to dink me home from high school on his BMX on his handle bars. Thats love right then and there....

3-I am obsessed with many things, one I will share is I love watching Martha Stewart.

4-I have just been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

5-I am a serious night owl, hate mornings, adore late nights.

6-Love animals of all sizes shapes and forms. Have 3 dogs and bird name Howie after the last Aussie PM John Howard who rambles on and on and on, as my bird does repeating 'What you doing??'

7-Told you I was boring, if your still reading this I should send out a medal to you. Seriously addicted to making and swapping ATC's as long as you come up with the theme or challenge..

There done, pheww I wipe my forehead of sweat, however I just cant find another 7 people to tag, this is one of those times you go, get off your butt girl and get broadband to make life easier, yet sticks with the vintage feel of dial up and finding, linking 7 people with dial up is seriously not much fun so if you read this, consider yourself tagged.. The cheats way out..

On Friday night I spent a fabulous evening with some very inspiring ladies at a crop and I managed to make an ATC. That was after I brain strained Jen http://amarkintime.blogspot.com/ (I havent figured out to link blogsite to name yet) and we made a little Jen heavenly house charmy thingamjig that I just love and havent stopped touching since Fri night...(its sooo nice...)

However afterwards I managed to half complete an ATC using one of Tim Holtz's new stamps. See that 'Good for one fare' coin, the lovely Jen gave that to me, isnt it fab, where does she find these things hey!!! Ok off to think about the next post and how much I am willing to share...I am the shy retiring type you know!!!

Here is egg number 2. And a new Easter banner of Egg biscuits that Imogen and I made and decorated last night. Don't think we will win any cake decorating competitions, but we had fun with all that icing...

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Aussie Stampers had a cyber challenge on Saturday night with some very intersting challenges to make before Monday.

The first was an Easter card. I kept mine simple as you can see. The 2nd was create a project with an European feel. So I challenge myself and instead of doing my comfort pillow "Paris", I went with the Neatherlands. To be totally honest, I really dont know if it looks like the Neatherlands, however I had fun playing. And lastly was embossing either wet or dry. I had to go wet because Saturday morning I dropped off all my cuttlebug embossing gear at mum's for her to play with. So I embossed my Zetty wings with gold embossing powder, and stamped a beautiful face stamp onto vintage paper, placed it on a bottle top, that fitted perfectly into the metal frame, then used oodles of ultra thick embossing powder to make it look like it was behind glass.

As you can see I had fun playing over the weekend, and the Eurpeon ATC was using the wonferful new Mad Jak stamps.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008

Aussie Dares is back again for another year of inspiration and eye candy. I was wonderfully asked to be a guest contributor, this months theme was "homemade rubber stamps". Jump over to How Dare you and see more wonderful works of art and the fabulous article Rebecca has written up on alternate stamping...and to drool over Audreys fabulous mini book... http://aussiedares.blogspot.com/

Sunday, March 09, 2008

A huge thank you to Philippa for awarding me this award.. I am very humbled by it...blush blush...

So now I am supposed to:1) Write a post with links to 5 blogs you find of interest and that inspire you.2) Acknowledge the post of the award giver.3) Display the logo “You Make My Day”4) Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

So here goes, we could be here for days linking people though.... Oh ok 5 thats hard your know..

Philippa-http://www.limetart.com/twistedlime/ if it wasnt for Philippa I would have never gone on the wonderful journey not only making ATC's but swapping them to. So big thank you to you Philippa...

Jen Crossley http://amarkintime.blogspot.com/ a dam fab artist who needs to give me all her secrets. LOL!! She may also be the one to blame when the rust revolution takes hold here in my little old house... LOL!! Shes a hoot too, when are we going to play Jen!!!

Gee this is hard I have sooooo many..

Judy Wilkenfeld http://redvelvetcreations.blogspot.com/ WOW her work is beyond inspiring. Anyone who can convey such emotion in one piece and make you stand back and shake your head in awe knowing you have just witnessed something so shockingly raw, yet so wonderfully crafted and beautiful, she must be a genious. I insert brag here, I touched and drooled over one of Judy's beautiful journals the other week. Jen Crossley your one lucky woman to have walked away from here alive hehehe LOL!!

and number 5 my MUMMY!!! (sorry she doesnt have a blog) you make my day...(she made me do it I swear!!)..

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Wow week 15 of the great ATC Challenge at Blue Bazaar, where are the weeks going??? This weeks theme is Africa, so I went big. Of course all the animals are big and need an open plain to live in or on in this case. LOL!